Intro to Python (grad students only)

Join us for our Introduction to Python course! Our instructor will discuss a variety of introductory topics, including installation, basic functions, data types, packages, and more. See the full agenda below for more information.

This workshop is part of Fordham IT’s series of instructional technology workshops designed especially for graduate students looking to broaden their knowledge and skill with digital tools for the classroom, research, and professionalization. It is organized by Heather V. Hill, Graduate Student Liaison for Fordham IT’s Instructional Technology Academic Computing (ITAC).

1. Introduction
2. Installations
3. Basic Functions
4. Indentation
5. Comments
6. Numbers and Arithmetics
7. Strings
8. Data Types
9. Naming Conventions
10. Lists
11. Mutability
12. Slice that Cake (Slicing)
13. User Input
14. Tuples
15. Sets
16. Dictionaries
17. Operators
18. IF Statements
19. For Loop
20. While Loops
21. Skipping Iteration
22. Breaking Loops
23. Functions
24. Local and Global Variables
25. Catch that Error (Try/Except)
26. Packages and Modules
27. External Packages/Libraries
28. Classes and Objects
29. Read and Write Files